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IRVINE, Calif. – The No. 4 Stanford men’s volleyball team came out on top of a five-set thriller at No. 6 UC Irvine, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 19-25, 15-13, Friday, at the Bren Center in Irvine, Calif. The Cardinal improves to 19-7 overall and 16-7 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, while the Anteaters fall to 17-10 and 14-9 in conference.

Stanford, which has now won 10 matches in a row, has clinched home court advantage for the quarterfinals of the MPSF Tournament on April 19. The Cardinal’s 10-match winning streak is its longest since it won 16 in a row to close out the 1997 season with the program’s first national title.

Despite being outhit by UC Irvine .269 to .256, Stanford found a way to win when it mattered the most. The Cardinal has now won its last two five-set matches after going 0-5 to start the year.

Senior outside hitter Brian Cook paced the Cardinal with 18 kills on 40 swings with just four errors to hit .350. Senior Steven Irvin posted a double-double with 15 kills and a match-high 13 digs. He also put down three aces and had two blocks.